KPJ, I guess I insulted soccer, or football, sort of unwillingly. I often forget people who post on here aren't just from the U.S . I know non-american football is the most popular sport in everywhere except America, so I know I am in the minority, but I can't lie- I do find it boring to watch. Remember that's just one guy's opinion! Not trying to upset anyone! And same with MMA. I guess I don't get the grappling stuff either.

Dont worry about it, I wasn't offended. Just stating that these things are down to opinion/preference. I actually like American Football, and it's growing in popularity over here, but for years I just couldn't understand it (and found it VERY boring). I've actually thought for a while now that if Americans embraced 'Soccer' as much as they did with your other sports, it wouldn't be long before you dominated it. There's not many sports I don't like now. I like all combat sports though. Wish I could watch more MMA. I'm tempted to try it. My physio actually teaches it, so I might give in and get a session with him. It just looks too much like hard work.

I read an article online yesterday about an MMA fighter who died recently following a fight in one of the smaller local/regional organizations. Supposedly, he was a 6'9" tall lightweight (probably a typo) and died from bleeding of the brain, making him the second fighter ever to die of injuries recieved in a sanctioned MMA event (in the US).

What really irked me however were the numerous negative comments made by stupid, ignorant, misinformed people condemning the sport and comparing it to human cockfighting. One even thought the purpose of the Octogon was to prevent the loser from running away.

On one hand I would never want to trivialize the fact that someone died. However, at the same time, MMA is far from most dangerous sport. Auto racing, downhill skiing, horse racing and many others are much more dangerous than MMA. After all, getting kicked or punched kinda pales in comparison to crashing into a wall at 200 MPH, going end-over-end down a mountain or getting trampled by a 1500 lb animal.

In MMA, boxing, or whichever contact sport you choose, the damage is being inflicted by another human being which makes it more 'personal'. That is the distinction that people feel uncomfortable with, not the number of deaths per se.

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